This Sunday, October 23, 2011, Lower Merion Township will join Radnor as a neighboring township with a first-class multi-use trail. The two-mile Cynwyd Heritage Trail will have a festive grand opening event from 1-4pm. The paved trail is on a former rail right-of-way, starting at Cynwyd Station, where SEPTA's regional rail service presently ends. The Lower Merion Historical Society is restoring the railroad station there. The trail winds between West Laurel Hill and Westminster cemeteries, where in bygone days funeral parties came by train, disembarking at small, purpose-built rail stations. The cemeteries have now been working to clear brush and reopen these entrances, which will tie in to their miles of internal paths. Why not take the chance to check it all out this Sunday? For more into see www.cynwydtrail.org. If you want to get there by bike, see the suggested route from Karakung Drive and Manoa Road (link below) or meet up with small group of “Friends” at 12:15 PM Sunday to bike together to the Cynwyd Heritage Trail celebration. It is a 4.2 mile (each way) hilly ride on moderately bikeable roads to the ribbon cutting location on the trail. |
